Returning home to a parent or relative is the most common outcome for looked after children. However, children continue to face abuse and neglect when they return home. It is vital that we work together – across social work, the judiciary and all other professions working with looked after children – to ensure effective decision making about when it is in a child’s best interest to return home and to ensure that they are provided with high quality support to protect them from further harm.
The NSPCC is calling on central and local government to address the risks for children returning home from care. They must improve performance, eliminate variations in practice across local authorities, and increase the support provided to children and their parents. Taken together, these measures could ensure that returns home are successful and that all children are protected from harm.
Published : 31st May 2012
Publisher : NSPCC [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : NSPCC
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